Sheriff Gary Aitken branded the behaviour as "repugnant and a truly appalling course of dishonest conduct".
A drunk Dingwall man had no recollection of why police arrested him and found a cutlery knife which he didn't know was in his belt.
SPEED bumps are an "absolute priority" that must be installed, Tain's MP has argued after a car crash on a housing estate last week.
A new sheriff is set to start at Tain Sheriff Court next month.
A neighbour dispute ended in bloodshed when one took an axe and struck the other on the arm in a Black Isle community.
A Swiss national has appeared in private in court on a charge of causing serious injury by dangerous driving in Ross-shire.
A 23-year-old labourer set fire to the shower room within his homeless accommodation because he was in “a bad mood”.
"It was not particularly pleasant."
A request to try on a top hat being worn by a Dingwall pub customer led to two men coming to blows.
CCTV captured a Ross-shire man flailing his arms about in Dingwall's High Street, prompting the dispatch of police to discover what was wrong.
The sheriff acknowledged his difficult upbringing but issued a warning over jail as she passed sentence.
A doorstep altercation in a Ross-shire village led to court and a charge of assault.
A senior lawyer wants the government to consider a rehabilitation and educational scheme for drug users, as is afforded to drink-drivers.
He also admitted threatening or abusive behaviour.
He also landed a fine after being pulled over and tested.
An Easter Ross man who recklessly set fire to trees and grassland in Alness last summer must await his fate.
He was disqualified from driving for three years and fined £1075.
A woman suffered serious injuries in yesterday's accident at Ralia by Newtonmore
A man is to stand trial charged with the murder of his brother-in-law on Skye and alleged attacks on a Ross-shire couple.
A police officer was attacked twice in less than 24 hours by the same man he had arrested.